Examining Settler Land Acknowledgment Statements Among Land-Grant Universities

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session 10
  In Roundtable Session: Race, Class, and Colonialism in U.S. Educational Contexts (Table 13)

Abstract

Land acknowledgements are a growing social justice practice, yet little research on this topic exists. Using discourse analysis, this study examines land acknowledgements from 106 land-grant universities and finds that most demonstrate historical dissociation on matters of law and state violence. Our findings offer university-mechanisms to responsibly address educational inequities impacting Indigenous students and communities.

Authors

• Theresa J. Stewart-Ambo, University of California - San Diego

• Theresa Rocha Beardall, University of Washington